By resisting the urge to break off of the melody and sing higher, or sing harmony, or sing a cool little blues run, they would instantaneously be easier to follow, less distracting, less annoying, and more confidence-building. The average person in the congregation is an average singer. You have some who are really good and some who are really bad, but most people are just average. You might have a great voice, you might have an average voice, and you might have a below average voice.
Whatever kind of voice you have — you should be singing as averagely as possible. Sing the melody, sing it confidently, sing it clearly, and sing it only. I know, I know. There are occasions when it works to go off the melody a little bit. Most of the time when a worship leader sings anything other than the melody, it throws people off. Maybe not everyone — but someone. Control yourself, keep it together, and sing so Felix the dishwasher repairman can follow you.
I think there are several worship-leading vocal myths that can get into our head and make us distracting singers. See if you recognize any of these:. None of these are true.
Or am I? Remember, as worship leaders, our goal is not to present a great performance, but to lead the congregation in participative, God-honoring, Christ-centered worship. It is simply not the only way. The relationship between melody and harmony is quite complex and symbiotic. Differentiating the melodic phrase from the harmonic phrase is a vital factor in creating interesting, memorable melodies and is a very exciting and teachable subject.
Once these two relationships—melody to tonal center and melody to harmony—are completely understood, the resulting pedagogy expands and lights the pathways in which melody can be conceived and taught. There are many topics in the study of melody that go beyond the scope of this short essay.
For example, since melody is made up of both pitch and rhythm, the rhythmic aspect of melody is of paramount importance. My work in this area has mainly been centered on the relationship of words to melodic rhythm, especially how melodic rhythms often summon a need to rhyme.
Other questions involving the aesthetics of music are complex unless they are confined stylistically, e. My hope is that my work inspires teachers to create materials and courses that expand on my ideas. I would not have had the chance to explore this important subject without the creation of a Songwriting department in , the first of its kind, and an example of the innovative approach to music that Berklee College of Music has had since its inception.
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Catherina Hurlburt , Marketing Communications Manager. You always will be singing a song or humming a line or a melody. I really believe in melody. Text first, rhythm second, melody third.
The world is never quiet, even its silence eternally resounds with the same notes, in vibrations which escape our ears. As for those that we perceive, they carry sounds to us, occasionally a chord, never a melody. I get a feeling, on a guitar, and I sort of mess around until something resonates with me, and then I just find that what happens is that a melody comes, and with that, words. From a very early period of my life I have derived the highest enjoyment from listening to music, especially to melody, which is to me the most pleasing form of composition.
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